The Yorkshire Dales National Park recently invited us to try a forest school session with them at Freeholders wood in Aysgarth. Both children have enjoyed any sort of bush craft we’ve had a taste of before, so I was looking forward to seeing what a mornings session would be like. On a soggy morning in…

“The best day ever. I had such a good time I could cry” On a wet and cold Easter weekend and with a visit planned and paid for, those were not the words I thought I might hear at the end of the day. The weather hadn’t got the memo that we would be…

At last the weekend brought us sunshine and the feeling that indeed Spring is here. A great day for a family adventure and we headed to Beningbrough Hall, a National trust site not far from York. We’ve finally decided to buy National Trust membership, so this was the perfect opportunity to get it and use…

With the “Beast from the East” and “Storm Emma” behind us, I was going to write about all the lovely things to do to get your kids out this Spring. I then heard that more of the white stuff might be on the way this weekend! Oh well, Spring if it is about to appear…

Whilst the U.K has been in the icy grips of the ‘Beast from the East’, and the country seems to have ground to a halt, our walking adventures have also been put on ice. However, that hasn’t stopped us getting outside and the kids have enjoyed the chance to play in proper snow….

We’ve not been on many outdoors adventures recently, I’ve been feeling awful and the weather hasn’t exactly been great either. The kids have been off school this week on half term, a week later that everyone else so not as many fun activities on. We’ve still managed to get out and have some fun and…

On Sunday, I travelled 150 miles with a friend to meet some other ladies, for a walk on Hadrian’s Wall. The group of ladies like me, are taking part in My Peak Challenge, an online fitness programme which also raises money for charity. I took part in the fitness programme last year and have renewed…

It’s nearly the end of January, the evenings are getting lighter and Spring it just around the corner, all things to be positive about, right? Last week however, was apparently Blue Monday, across the media was the doom and gloom that the 15th January was the most depressing day of the year. I wasn’t going…

If you can get your kids interested in visiting somewhere because it’s cool, has something interesting to look at, find, or leap on, then the battle to get them doing some exercise and outdoors is practically already won. We obviously do a lot of walking, and once we’re out the kids do enjoy themselves. Yes,…

We spent a wonderful Christmas in Argyll, Scotland on a forest holiday. On the edge of the forest I knew there would be some fabulous scenery to walk in, and it would be just our kind of place to go exploring. We stayed at Ardgartan, which is surrounded by the beautiful and stunning Munros of…